New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
they promised to do Tho Democrats down way say
that their leaders promise everythng and fulfill nothing
THE NEW INSANE AIYLUH

CHOICE OF LocATIoN-cLAIMs OF oGDENsBURd
OVER PLATTsBURo.
ALBANY, Feb 25-Tho members Of the Legislature are
showing great deal of interest the conflict between
Ogdensburg and Plattsburg to secure the new state
asylum for chronic poients which 1t proposed
TO establish In Northern NewYork. Thus Tar oSae"s
burg seems to be ahead Tho Assembly Committee on
State Charitable Institutions, who have charge OF MT
Weeds bill providing for the location OF the asylum III
Platsburg satisfied from explanations maze 70 lc'
by Mr. Letchworth president Of the state Board Vi Oh
tiles and Dr. WISE two OF tho members OF tho commis
that recommended Pattsburg, that they preferred
Ogdcnsburg At the time they signed the report IL was
agreed that they should dissent from that portion OF
which recommends Plattsburg.
Professor ID. NJ. Greene. principal OF tho Troy roy
technic Institute, who employed by tho coum'ss"n
engineer has written a letter to Assembly man
seavcr. chairman Of tho Assembly Committee On o,a'0
Charitable Institutions stating that he agrees with MI
Letch worth and Dr. Wise in their statement that 1.-THE So
lection OF tho proposed site In Clinton County wouid DC
nm irreparable mistake" The letter has had great
effect on the minds committee. In this letter ITO
fessor Greene says;
been pnS 70 %y
asylum for the insane Compliance lis request scS
40 1' u n1yns
chSeh Wise and spencer T, ,no n y's %a %
such aud see%en IN pssoD to
ssSS might be snSmtod carefully
read the dissenting report Of the minority o. inc Sip@
TO what Msssrs wise have said in that re-
the SeS 4 p Sy that
Ss r sn
erohangeo views between Me:srs ham EVEN
me- az TO what the action OF any Of The
likely 70 be- This have learned for the first within tho
There have been produced before tho committee by
enerpl N Curtis abstracts prepared by the Control
Ter Of reports Of the agents OF tho state Prisons u.
Auburn Sing Sing and Clinton which showed inc COST VI
the monthly raons per convict In 1886 TO be as oo"s'
Auburn, SO 64ia Sing Sing. 90 s0a; Clinton. - ioa
The great difference in cost was caused by the ooa
frcighs from competing points roads leading 70 GIN
ton Prison. which clearly shown by the folo"ins
letter received Frank owens general freight agent
OF tho Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroadi
reply to the relative cost Of freight G tn
oS sSS pU sna PaSTs
81 Inn 9 sn scsso GHfsss Y s
burg being the s tho sd @ 80 rate Cents po
q naygat,S9 fro from 1oS S nSyunas to
chicago osdsnsIaT about 80 Per ssSss; San 1G
sn sr Ta es .S a az q Ws s on
curing little longer time TO make the liver isse o1 pro-
goT 100 pG" n Ssns hs sq no Pst
arbitrarily imposed to that place on account Q, It's Gehs
c Of % Il, m pSs 20 r ia n n"
on the class OF freight 10 0gdcTs9nrs whs nuT@S
water rates. about 30 per cent less than aliralL
II was shown that the prices Of leading articles OF pro
visions I'm 1885, taken from accounts OF nctll sao NJ ~
dcnsburg and tho prices paid at Clinton fIlsoh "eIe
greatly in favor OF Ogdcnsburg. as follows:
At OGDE>sBURG.
salt Pork 70 $40 20 ell 90 81 - $ll ~ per barrel
Fresh Beef 80 AS o 90 BOO 600 per lVy DDS
rrosb port "a hO0 65o GOO $50 per 100 rs.
'i''" van Nv Wv per carcass
Fiour Az 400 42J per barrel.
CLINTON PRISON
Salt Pork sll 70 5000 sl2 80 $500 per barrel
i' 20 90 per 100 10.
r,o,b pork OO per 100 os
ri,nr 40 a75 aSO per barrel
This lat OF prices goes 10 establish the truth OF Tue
claim of General Curtis that the rate OF maintenance per
patient In an n yum mt Oglensburg would be VI per
week less than at Patt-hurg. which would amount 10
the sum OF Ia tho taxpayers annually on
smaller number OF patients than are now Kept IN INC
NIlInrI Asvlnm for tho chrnnIc In nne.